Shoe last



Q V- V. PESSEMIER SHOE LAST Filed Auz. 24, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. VicTor'l/Pessemier ATTORNEY.

May 17 1927.

. vfv. PESSEMIER SHOE LAST 2 ShQtB-Sheet 2 Filed Aux-I. 24, 1926 III nvvavrok. lcfor'ldpessemler" BY W ATTORNEY.

Patented May 17, 19276 ATENT orrice. ,vmroa v. rnssmvfma, or TAC M Z i V I I i v p I '7 SHOE LAST.

animation filed Anigust 24,-l 92 6. Serial No. 1:3i,23

This invention relates to a,- shoe last, dedrawings, wherein is shown an embodiment signed primarilyforu'se in connection with of the invention, but iltis to beunderstood the wellknown type of McKay shoestitchthatchanges, variations and modifications ingmachines, but it is to be understood: that man beresorted to which fall within the a shoe last, in accordance with this invenscope of the claims hereunto appended. tion, can be employed in connection with Inthedrawingswherein-likereference char any form of shoe stitching niach-ine for acters denote corresponding'partsthroughwhich it is' found applieable, and the inven out the several views V a 4 tion has'fo-r its object to provide a shoe last Figure 1 is a section on line .11, Fig- 10' in ama'n'ner hereinafter set forth' whereby ure 3. I

i the sole'of a shoe, pump or oxfordcan be Figure 2 is afragmentary View, in longisewed to the'upper while the elementsoi tndinal section, of a shoelast in accordance the shoe, pump oroxfo-rd remain on the last, .with this invention taken at the longitudinal thereby obtaining a saving in labor, as the median of the last. v v 15 shoe remains on the original last until com- Figure 3 is an invertedplan View of the "pletecl' thereby avoiding the necessity o'fis'eclast body with the leather bottom member 0nd lasting. 1 I removed. ,f p A further object of'the' invention is to Figure 5% isa cross sectional View illustratprovide a shoe last, in a-man'ner as hereining the: position of the elements of, a shoe 7 20" after set forth, for use in connection with, with respect to the last. 7 I the manufacturing of shoes and which eliml- Referring to the'drawings in detail 1 gennates the inner sole at the fore part of the .erally denotes a: last body which is hollow shoe, thereby giving the shoe the flexibility for a major portion of its length to provide of a hand turn at the front andthe stamina, a chamber2 opening at the top of the body 2 rigidity and high arch support at the: rear 1. The last body .1 is so constructed as to as is attainable inaM-eKay processofmanuprovide a forward wall 3,.a pair of side factnring'shoes. walls 4, 5, a rear wall 6 and a bottom wall A further object of thein'vention is to. 7 for the chamber 2 The chamber 2 is provide, a shoe last in a manner as hereinv formed with an open top as indicated at 8.

after set forth for use in connection with the The heel part ot the last body 1., whi ch is manufacturing of shoes and "which givesarrangied rearwardly of the wall 6 .ofthe smootherinside' sole on which the foot rests, chamber 2 is solid, with this exception that eliminates tacks which are employed in the it is formed with a vertically disposed open- McKay process or methodand further elimiing 9; That. part of: the last body arr d V 35"II21tS heavy rwgh seams inside of the comrearwardly of the wallg6 is indicated at 10.

' pleted shoes which are present in'the hand The last body is set up of the desired contour turned production of shoes." for the shape of the shoe: intended to be Further objects of the invention are to made. I 4

provide- 'in'a manneras' hereinafter set forth The botto1n7o the chamber 2 is formed 7 40a shoe lastfor use in connection with the throughout the sides and forward end therea manufacturing of shoes, and which is simple of with a slot 11, having one end positioned I in construction and arrangement, Strong; at one side of the wallfi andits other end at durable, compact, thoroughly eiiieientin its "theother side of the latter. The outer side "use, conveniently employed, and-comparaedge ofthe slot llthrozughout; is arranged 4 tively inexpensive tomanu facturer in close proximity tothe edge'ofthe bottom \Vith the foregoing and other objects in wall 7. The slot 11 is of appropriate width: H yiew, the invention consists of the novel and of uniform width" throughout. The

construction, combination andarrangement: function of the slot 11 willbe presently reof parts as hereinafter more specifically de-' ferred to. The" open top of the chamber 2 5 scribedand illustrated in the accompanying. is indicated at 11. The bottom 12 of the extend upon area 15.

heel part lO forms a continuation of the bottom wall 7 The lower face of the body portion 1 is formed of two areas, that is to say the sole part. of the last body, and the divisional line between the said areas is indicated at let. One of the areas is designated at 15 and the other at 16. Securely attached to the area 15 throughout the part thereof between the designations A, B and G isa leather bottom member 17 for the purpose of having the upper leather secured to the bottom of the last and serving the same capacity of holding the upper lasted as the inner sole today serves in holding the upper lasted in the present used McKay process.

The method of making the shoe on a last in accordance with this invention, is as follows:

An inner sole or shank piece, not shown,

is secured on the sole of the last throughout area 16, but said inner sole or shank piece stops at the divisional line la and does not After the inner sole of the shank piece is secured in position,

the upper leather is lasted over the last, as

in a McKay process shoe, but fastened securely to the leather bottom member 17, instead of being fastened to the inner sole of a McKay process shoe manufactured at present and this does away with the necessity of an inner sole inarea l5. An outer sole is then secured to the entire sole shank and heel base of therlast in the'ordinary manner. After which the McKay stitcher arm is inserted into the chamber 2 and stitches around the inside of the shoe through the slot 11 and under such conditions attaching the upper lasted leather, the shank piece or inner sole and outer sole together only at that part of area 16 provided with the slot and then furthern'iore stitch- ,ing and attaching in area. 15 the .upperlasted leather to outer sole only, thus completing the shoe. In order to free last after stitching is done, the upper must be cut loose from inside of open slot of last. To eliminate roughness the outer sole 18 is cut away or grooved as at 19 to provide a flush edge.

A shoe last in accordance with this invention provides for the saving in labor by sewingthe sole while the shoe is on the last, as the shoe'rema'ins on the original last until completed, avoiding necessity ofsecond lasting and furthern'iore this saves material.

The last further eliminates the inner sole in the forepart of the shoe, thereby giving the shoe the flexibility of a handtturnin area 15 and the stamina, rigidity and high arch support in area 16. Further. it provides a smoother inside sole on which the foot rests, eliminates the tacks employed in a McKay process and further eliminates heavy rough seams inside of hand turned shoes, therefore it is thought the many advantages of a shoe last in accordance with this invention, can be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of a shoe last, in accordance with this'invention, is as illustrated and described, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction can be had which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed. What I claim is; I l. A shoe last comprising a last body formed with a chamber provided with a bottom wall, said chamber extending at a point between thetransverse median and rear end of the last body to the front end of the last, thebottom wall ofsaidchamber forming a portion of the sole of the last, said bottom wall having its sides throughout and its forward end slotted, and a flexible bottommemremoved from the rear end of said last body and terminating at its forward endof the latter, said last body having the sole part thereof formed with a slotcoextensive with the sides and forward end of the bottom of said chamber and positioned in proximity to the edge of the sole part of the last body, the ends of said slot opposing and spaced fron'i each other at the rear wall of said chamber, and a flexible bottom member secured to the outer face of the sole of vthe last body at the forward portion thereof and flush with the inner wall of the slot 3. A shoe last comprising a last body hav ing the major portion of its length hollow to provide a chamber, said chamber extend ing from a point removed from the rear end of the last body and terminating at the forward end of the latter and having its bottom wall formed with a-lengthwise extending slot, said slot having its outer wall positioned in proximity to the edge the sole part of the last body, said slot coextensive with the sides and forward end-of the bottom wall of said chamber and conleather bottom member securedto the for:

ward portion of the sole partofthe last body and flush with the inner wall of said slot.

4t; A shoe last comprising a last body provided with a lengthwise extending chamber,

said chamber having its rea'r end positioned at a point between the transverse median and the rear end of the heel body and having its forward end arranged at the forward end of the sole body, said last body having a. sole part thereof formed with a slot eX- tending from the rear end of said chamber at one side thereof to the rear end of Said secured to the outer face of the'sole part chamber at the other side thereof, the outer of the last body atthe forward port-ion therewall of said slot arranged in proximity to of and flush With the inner Wall of the said the edge of the sole part of the last body at slot. each side thereof and around the toe of the In testimony whereof, I affix my signature sole part and being of uniform Width from hereto. end to end, and an upper attaching member VICTOR V. PESSEMIER. 

